History, Memory, Myth
There had been mixed coinage between North and South until Ireland floated its own currency in 1979. During the troubles, Irish coins appeared in circulation which had been overstamped with loyalist paramilitary lettering or a strong political statement. The rawness and ferocity of the branding echoing the partisan feelings of the time.
Irish Philately
In 1922, with the establishment of the Irish state, British stamps were overprinted on two occasions, first to acknowledge the Provisional Government of Ireland (Rialtas Sealdac na h’Éireann) in February, and again in November to identify the creation of the Free State of Ireland (Saorstát Éireann) on 6 December 1922 when definitive Irish stamps were first issued.
Irish Numismatics
North Gun
South Gun
Martini Enfield .303 (Ulster Volunteer Force)
Mauser M1871 11 mm (Irish Volunteers)
Waiting
Waiting Howth
The island of Ireland has seen many centuries of leaving, returning, emigration and immigration, looking to the horizon, watching and waiting for many different reasons.
The Irish Volunteers waited for guns at Howth 26 July 1914
The Ulster Volunteers waited for guns at Larne on 24 April1914
Waiting Larne
